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General election results full of drama see Johnson return with huge majority

Gordon Marsden and Anne Milton were two high profile FE casualties as the Conservatives secured a 80 seat majority…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Shadow skills minister Gordon Marsden loses seat

Labour’s shadow skills minister Gordon Marsden has lost the battle to keep his parliamentary seat. Marsden lost out to…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Surprise £10m deficit fault of ‘inept’ staff, says college boss

“Genuine ineptness” has led to a surprise £10 million deficit at a large London college group, its chief executive…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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IfATE board ‘stressed need’ for better way of setting funding rates

The board of the government’s apprenticeship agency has “stressed” the need for a funding band methodology that “works, is…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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College delivers TV Christmas to local pensioner

Oldham College learners have teamed up with BBC Breakfast to deliver a Christmas tree and a carol concert to…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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UK competitor appointed to WorldSkills Champions Trust

A Team UK competitor has been appointed to the international WorldSkills Champions Trust, making him its sole representative from…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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The 8 concerns researchers found at approved T-level providers

The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) has today published its second research report into T-levels. It follows a…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Pearson launches new Learning Hub

Pearson has launched its latest digital venture in the form of a brand-new Learning Hub. Pearson Learning Hub, which…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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SFC delays Diamond payout report till January

A report into an influential college commission chair’s controversial payout from an ex-employer will be released in the New…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Ofsted watch: 4 ‘insufficient progress’ verdicts in mixed week for FE

A software firm and three providers working in the care sector have been heavily criticised by Ofsted, in a…

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
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Marsden in a fight to survive as an MP

One of the most prominent and long-standing further education representatives in the House of Commons is battling to save…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Providers win CoF challenges every time

Every provider that challenged the government on English and maths condition of funding penalties over the past three years…

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu

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Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform

Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards

Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units

Shane Chowen
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Colleges, Politics

Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’

The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords…

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Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail

More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
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Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching

In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety

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Shane Chowen
Young people

Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden

Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals

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Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE

A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the…

Shane Chowen
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